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AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI
_ RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10271-10303
RECORD SERIES: HQ
AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  62-116395-281

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI
FROM: CREGAR
TO: WANNALL
TITLE:

DATE: 06/20/1975,
PAGES: 5
SUBJECT: CC

DOCUMENT _TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

ORIGINAL Secret NEW
_ CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION:
REVIEW _DATE: 11/06/1998 UPDATE DATE:

STATUS _ Redact OF
RESTRICTIONS:
JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

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To advise that Senate Select Committee (SSC) has been

given access to a CIA "Secret" document prepared in May, 1973,
containing information concerning questionable activities —?
in which CIA has engaged,a number of which activities invotve

the FBI and which are the subject matter of current SSC ca
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DETAILS:

On 6/20/75, through prior arrangement, Major Perry
Miles, USMC, Intelligence Community Staff, upon instruction
from John Clarke, Associate Deputy to Director of Central
Intelligence for the Intelligence Community, appeared at
Headquarters for the purpose of briefing Intelligence Division ©
personnel concerning possible problems which May have arisen
in connection with captioned matter. Present at the briefing,
in addition to yourself and me, were the following personnel
familiar with CIA and Senstudy matters: Special Agents _
Leon F, Schwartz, John P, Thomas, Seymor F, Phillips, Fred J.
Cassidy,*and Thomas J. McNiff,

Major Miles brought with him a 693-page document,
classified "Secret! containing information concerning qués-
tionable activities in which CIA had engaged, which document
was prepared in May, 1973, by CIA under the direction of then
CIA Director James R, Schlesinger. This document consisted |
of numerous memoranda relating to a wide variety of operations
in which CIA had engaged. Sometime after its compilation,

date unknown, the document was turned over to the ustice. _.. %, \
Department for review to determine abla {ple (p mined! fe, OO
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ramifications,and the Department still has a copy in its ~~
possession’ Major Miles advised that the White House is in
possession of a copy of this document and it was his impression
that Mr. James A, Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the
President, is aware of its existence. He also advised that
members of the SSC, with the knowledge of CIA Director Colby,
have had access to this document if not a copy of same in
their possession. Major Miles, upon instruction of John Clarke
is visiting the various members of the intelligence community
mentioned by CIA in the document for the purpose of briefing
them concerning its existence and those portions which may
pertain to these agencies. He indicated that he had the
previous day briefed General Allen, Director of National
Security Agency (NSA), and Mr. Benson Buffham, Deputy Director.
From the document which Major Miles kept in his possession
at_all times, he cited numerous pages which made reference
to the FBI, The following items ~. which are deemed pertinent
er mention at this time and worthy:oferesearchchre;

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Page 23 - Information concerning incarceration by CIA ‘of
Soviet defector for an extended period in early 1960.
In mid-1960, this-defector was turned over to, and
cooperated with, the FBI, It is believed this reference
refers to Soviet defector ,Yuri Nosenko. |

Pages 70 and 77 Ainfornation concerning use of (CIA funds Cs)
in the amourft™of $2,700,000 to acquire real estate and
technical equipment, in late 1971) for use of the FBI in _

~ Washington, D. 6. Fant undoubtedly refers to the [KORSAg
Program|with which the Director is familiar,

Page lll - 1 @emat ion concerning arrangements ‘for purchase

| of audio equipment from a legitimate electronics firm
through a CIA proprietary company, ostensively for the
purpose of circumventing Federal statutes against such *

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purchases. In October, 1971, as a result of Bureau
inquiry at the above electronics firm, the Bureau was
referred to the Department of Justice, which indicated _
it was aware of the operation and requested no additional
investigation.’

Pages 140-142 - A series of five code words describing CIA's
clandestine opetations, mostly electronic in nature,
which were apparently being conducted in coordination
with the FBI. “One of the code words cited was the
above-menttonee-JORKID Program]. Other code words mentioned®J
were (MOHAWK, UNION, ROSE) and GRAVEL. [ejgnif icance of

which is unknown at this me.

» Pages 221-222 - Makes mention of seven electronic penetration.
’ ise operations wherein the CIA supported the FBI by supplying
- electronic equipment. It is believed Some of these
operations refer to this Bureau's penetration of the
(Zbilean Embassy and our coverage of People's Republic of
hina establishments] iy | this country.

Page 234 - Information congeening CIA refusal of FBI request
to process photographic imagery of a suspect in a bank —
tobbery case. ‘gs

Page 329 - Information concerning{ Project ies in

1967 at the request of a high Bureau offici he Office C51
of Security 9f CIA paid rent on and. oftseial [th stodianship
of a plant in\New York City directed against the
United Nations, n December, 1967, the assets of this
operation allegedly were turned over to the FBI. +”

Page 334 - Information cerning{i971-73 electronic penetration
Chilean EmbassyMnitiated by the FBI at the request of

the CIA, which matter is the subject of a current inquiry

of this Bureau from SSC.

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stated that no investigation was being conducted by the
FBI in view of lack of jurisdiction.

Page 361 - Information contained in CIA report ing to a
fs , 1972, breakin in the;Chilean Embassy, report CS

Pages 457-458 - Information concerning CIA counterintelligence
operation including forcible entry and removal of
documents in 1962 against an unnamed foreign establishment
in the United States. Top United States officials,
including President Kennedy, were briefed concerning
this operation. Then Attorney General Robert Kennedy
after being briefed stated the operation was not to be
called to the attention of the FBI unless FBI first
initiated inquiry. It is to be noted former Bureau —
liaison 6fficer Sam Papich was queried concerning this
Matter in recent interview by SSC representatives.

Page 459 - Information concerning controversy between former
CIA Director McCone and Bureau offieia: Mr. Belmont
regarding Bureau's opposition to CIA recommendation that
there be an extensive broadening of counterintelligence
activities against diplomatic establishments in this
country.

OBSERVATIONS :

Contact this date with Department officials elicited
that four Department attorneys, including K. William O'Connor,
Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Office of
Deputy Attorney General, “have reviewéd the above 693- ~page
document and hav FGfnished additional sanitized documents
of interest from a prosecutive standpoint.

: From the above, it is obvious that this Bureau, in
order to be in a position to knowledgeably and accurately
reply to SSC inquiries and to fully identify operations listed
above, should first obtain a copy of the above 693- -page

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